Gen. Russel Honore criticized efforts by two state senators seeking to uproot a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area levee board against oil companies blamed for destroying the coast.

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Mike Hasten
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BATON ROUGE - The Green Army, led by retired Gen. Russel Honore, criticized Monday efforts by two state senators seeking to uproot a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area levee board against oil companies blamed for destroying the coast.

Sens. Robert Adley, R-Benton, and Bret Allain, R-Franklin, traded bills last week so if the Senate approves their efforts to take away the ability for Southwest Louisiana Flood Protection Authority to sue oil ...